Thursday's Daily Briefing on Iran

DoctorZin reports, 4.14.2005:

Kurds Prepare for Guerilla War in Iran

Phil Sands, Gulf News:

Kurdish fighters dedicated to overthrowing the Iranian Government are hiding out in the mountains of northern Iraq, waiting for a chance to strike at Tehran. ...

The fighters are members of Komala, a group of militant socialist Kurds dedicated to bringing down Tehran. Hundreds of young men and women armed with AK47 rifles, machine guns and RPGs are training in northern Iraq for this mission.

Many more are based across the border and group leaders say the rebels are already carrying out "covert actions" in Iran. READ MORE

Here are a few other news items you may have missed.

• The Wall Street Journal interview with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on April 13, 2005.
• IPS answers the question, Is Iran gearing for a new “colour revolution”, similar to the ones in Georgia, Ukraine and most recently in the Central Asian Republic of Kyrgyzstan?
• Dow Jones Newswires reports that French President Jacques Chirac said an accord to ensure that Iran 's nuclear program is used only for peaceful means would give a "new dimension" to its regional and international ties.
• Reuters reports that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon provided no new information on Iran's nuclear capacity during his meetings with President George W. Bush.
• The Hindu reports Pakistan will not abandon a planned pipeline to get gas from Iran despite American opposition to the project.
• SMCCDI reports angry protesters greeted, yesterday, the Islamic regime's 'Justice' Chief with hostile slogans.
• SMCCDI reports at least two Iranian militiamen have been shot to death in the last 24 hours.
• VOA News reports that a U.S. congressional committee has approved legislation seeking to strengthen existing U.S. sanctions on Iran, while providing greater support for Iranian democracy groups.
• Peter Ackerman and Michael Ledeen writing for the LA Times argue that a successful people's revolution in Iran would be the result of careful planning and mass discipline, but it requires political and economic support from outside the country — and maybe some from within.
• The Word Unheard has produced an excellent report on the recent flights of Iranian-made drones over Israel.
• Iranian.ws reports that Canada won't recall its ambassador to Iran.
• Iranian.ws reports that Mehdi Motaharnia, an Iranian regime analyst believes, the next crisis Iran will face will be over its human rights dossier.
• IRNA reports that Iran has become Germany's number one trading partner in the Near and Mideast region.
• The Jerusalem Post is reporting that a public opinion poll shows a majority of Americans support military action by the United States and Israel to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons as a last resort.
• IsraelNN.com reports the only Jew in Iran's 290-seat parliament has complained about anti-Semitism on the state-controlled television.
• And finally, ABCNEWS reports that Israel will not mount a unilateral attack aimed at destroying Iran's nuclear capability.